MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (Sept. 27, 2011) -- CHAMP spikes congratulates the winner of the Austrian Golf Open on a fine performance and a playoff finish to win the Austrian Open at the Diamond Club in Atzenbrugg, Austria. Along with the final champion, eight of the top ten finishers played wearing the popular

ScorpionSTINGER™. At the PGA Tour Championship CHAMP congratulates the runner up as he and 5 of his top ten finishers wore CHAMP Spikes to finish up the playoff season proving that the CHAMP brand is the go to spike brand for traction technology from the majority of players on the professional Tours.

The numbers tell the story as 71% of the entire field competed in CHAMP Spikes. With less than three months to go until the end of the 2012 season, there has yet to be a week where the field has less than 70% participating in CHAMP. The European Tour sees so many different types of weather conditions at some of the toughest courses worldwide. These professional golfers know the importance of secure 'footing', the need for comfort while walking long distances and durability when it comes to traction technology. CHAMP has long offered the best spikes and continues to invent new products to make each round even more comfortable for golfers.

"CHAMP is proud to be, once again, the spike of choice by the Austrian GolfOpen Champion. We congratulate the winner on his third European Tour victory and wish him well in the remaining tour events. " states Harris MacNeill, President and CEO of CHAMP / MacNeill Engineering. "Our relationships with players on tour are extremely important to us. We thank them for their continued support, welcome new players to our growing list and look forward to seeing many more players win in CHAMP spikes."